Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 14MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Pink) | 
| Brand: Olympus
Category: Photography
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $232.99
as of 9/6/2010 22:24 CDT details
You Save: $67.00 (22%)
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 437
Color: Pink
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 5
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 25
Minimum Focal Length: 5
Maximum Resolution: 14
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 3.8 x 1 x 2.5
MPN: STYLUS TOUGH-6020 Pink
Model: STYLUS TOUGH-6020 Pink
UPC: 050332173422
EAN: 0050332173422
ASIN: B0031RGEUO
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| Features:
| | A revolutionary system of waterproof seals and gaskets keeps water out so you can take pictures as deep as 16 feet underwater | | | Rugged metal body and innovative shock-absorbing construction are designed to withstand a 5-foot drop, bump, or other mishap | | | Boldly enter that winter wonderland without worrying about your camera,the Stylus Tough-3000 is winterized to perform at below-freezing temperatures | | | Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization compensates for camera shake to keep your shots steady while Digital Image Stabilization captures crisp, clear images | | | A simple, one-touch button allows you to record movies with amazing clarity in high-definition, right from your camera |
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Product Description
In camera panorama capture
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| Customer Reviews:
 Exactly as advertised. July 26, 2010
JAYNESS the Great
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Everything works exactly as it's advertised. 14MP produces sharp images, auto focus finds the right subject, waterproof (used it in fresh & salt water), movies work great (very minimal wind noise). Overall, I'm very happy with this purchase.
sharp and easy to use July 16, 2010
M. Dietzel (houston, tx.)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this camera for my daughter to take on her vacation. It was the perfect camera for her, not only did she make some great shots of scenery, but awesome close-ups. It is easy to use and clear with great options. It makes it hard to take a bad picture. Opps- i did drop it already but have no problems so the tough and shock proof are the real deal. Great price and i like the color choice i made. Highly recommend this camera for the adventurous.
 Returned within 24 hours and bought a Sony June 25, 2010
dgerken
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this camera before a trip to Puerto Rico when I realized my scuba diving camera was broken and could not be repaired before the trip. I bought this as a fix so that I could at least take some pictures while snorkeling. Out of the box, this camera was awful. I shoot Canon (SLR and a point and shoot) so I knew I would be facing an adjustment, but I refuse to sacrifice image quality. The picture quality was awful, even in normal, non-low light, situations. In even the slightest low light, the image quality was extremely noisy.
The panorama was also terrible - it was better to do it on manual, which is very time consuming to line up the images, than the "easy" auto. Manual would work, as long as you aren't planning on taking a panorama of anything moving (don't even attempt underwater panoramas of fish!). The auto setting for panorama made it look like three separate pictures were taken - no matter how slow I went, if I couldn't keep the indicators EXACTLY (which is pretty impossible without a tripod) in line, the picture was not seamless.
The magic filters (why I was looking at an Olympus before the need for a waterproof camera arose) are not worth it - the drawing filter comes out very light (can hardly see the contrast) no matter how much you fiddle with the settings; the fisheye simply bulges out the center of the frame; there is virtually no difference between regular and the pop art filter. There are some settings (including panorama) where you cannot change certain settings, such as focus type and image size (this is a BIG problem! 3M for a panorama will NOT look good blown up!).
Lastly, this camera is SLOW. It takes a surprising amount of time just to click through the settings (for instance, to click down to the flash setting and then click across to change the flash took about 5 seconds EVERY time). It takes a long time to turn on. If you are wanting an underwater camera for snorkeling, or to take pictures of anything moving, this camera will NOT do it - the fish will be gone before the camera can get the shot.
The biggest issues I had were with the awful picture quality, the panorama being difficult to operate, and not being able to control settings such as image size. The user manual was NOT helpful, except to tell me that I couldn't change the settings I wanted to change. The only thing that was nice was the fact that it was waterproof to 16ft - 6 feet deeper than other waterproof models, but how often are you snorkeling or swimming at 16ft under? Ugh. So, two days before my trip I returned this camera and bought a Sony TX5. Additional note: the waterproof housing for the Olympus 6020 that makes it waterproof up to 120ft (for scuba) costs $339.00 while the waterproof housing for the Sony TX5, making it waterproof up to 120ft is $149.00 - and I got 15% off by buying the camera itself.
Bottom line: if you are looking for a waterproof camera to take pictures in typical, surface-water type situations, spend the extra $100 and get the Sony TX5. And, if you want a camera for scuba-diving, either buy a scuba specific camera, or just get the additional water housing for a comparatively low price. At least Amazon let me return it!
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